Which to use
“extremidad” and “extremidades” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,210
- “extremidad” frequency rank
- #15,373
- “extremidades” frequency rank
- 47583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extremidad | extremidades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte del cuerpo que sobresale del tronco pero que está unida a él. Como los brazos, piernas, manos, pies, e incluso la cola de los animales. | Forma del plural de extremidad. |
Where the eye mixes extremidad and extremidades
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. extremidad runs 10 letters (VCCCVCVCVC) against extremidades's 12 (VCCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: extremidad vs extremidades
A purely visual mix-up. extremidad ([ekst̪ɾemiˈð̞að̞]) and extremidades ([ekst̪ɾemiˈð̞að̞es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “extremidad” sits inside “extremidades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extremidad is recorded at frequency rank #32,210, classified as anoun, pronounced [ekst̪ɾemiˈð̞að̞]. extremidades is at rank #15,373, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ekst̪ɾemiˈð̞að̞es].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47583, this pair ranks #119,255 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extremidad vs extremidades
Shared letters: adeimrtx. Private to "extremidad": -. Private to "extremidades": s.
"extremidad" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC · "extremidades" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- extremidad ← etxremidad · exrtemidad · extermidad · extreimdad · extremdiad · extremiadd · extremidadd · extremidda
- extremidades ← etxremidades · exrtemidades · extermidades · extreimdades · extremdiades · extremiaddes · extremidaddes · extremidadess
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extremidad" and "extremidades" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "extremidad" or "extremidades"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "extremidad" and "extremidades" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "extremidad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extremidades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,255 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #119,255 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.